Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Orlando City SC vs Nashville SC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Orlando City SC
0 – 2
Full Time
Nashville SC
Sat 1 Apr 2023 · 23:30 UTC Exploria Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 26' Luke Haakenson
Y 27' Anibal Godoy
Rodrigo Schlegel 48' Y
Kyle Smith 64' Y
Y 65' Fafa Picault

Overview

Match Preview

Orlando City SC vs Nashville SC — MLS at Exploria Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

6
4
4
Orlando City SC 14 games · Avg 3.2 goals Nashville SC
Last 5 meetings
2023-04-01 Orlando City SC 0–2 Nashville SC 2021-10-31 Orlando City SC 1–1 Nashville SC 2021-09-30 Nashville SC 2–2 Orlando City SC 2021-08-19 Nashville SC 1–1 Orlando City SC 2020-11-08 Orlando City SC 2–3 Nashville SC

Recent Form

Orlando City SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Apr Nashville SC H 0–2 L
25 Mar Philadelphia Union A 2–1 W
18 Mar Charlotte FC H 1–2 L
12 Mar D.C. United SC A 1–1 D
05 Mar FC Cincinnati H 0–0 D
26 Feb New York Red Bulls H 1–0 W
Nashville SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Apr Orlando City SC A 2–0 W
26 Mar FC Cincinnati H 0–1 L
18 Mar New England Revolution A 0–1 L
12 Mar Montreal Impact FC H 2–0 W
05 Mar New York Red Bulls A 0–0 D
25 Feb New York City FC H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Orlando City SC Nashville SC
#7 Position #1
34 Points 60
27 Played 27
10 / 4 / 13 W / D / L 18 / 6 / 3
48 Scored 55
64 Conceded 21
-16 GD +34
1.26 PPG 2.22
37% Win % 67%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
19% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season
48% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season

Orlando City SC are 7th (34 pts). Nashville SC are 1st (60 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Orlando City SC
0-15
2/3
16-30
8/8
31-45
1/7
46-60
8/6
61-75
7/4
76+
9/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Nashville SC
0-15
3/1
16-30
7/3
31-45
5/2
46-60
6/2
61-75
5/6
76+
11/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Orlando City SC
Martin Ojeda 13 G 1 A
Antoine Griezmann 8 G 4 A
Tyrese Spicer 6 G
Nashville SC
Sam Surridge 16 G 1 A
Hany Mukhtar 13 G 6 A
Warren Madrigal 5 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Orlando City SC have kicked off against Nashville SC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Orlando City SC and Nashville SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Orlando City SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' A quiet spell here at Exploria Stadium. Orlando City SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 26' Nashville SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 27' Nashville SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 28' The deadlock is broken! Fafa Picault gets on the scoresheet on 28 minutes.
  • 33' Orlando City SC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 38' Orlando City SC have won 438 goals from 290 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 43' Nashville SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Felipe Martins as he leaves the pitch. Facundo Torres Perez steps in for Orlando City SC.
  • 48' That is a Yellow card for Orlando City SC. Rodrigo Schlegel will be fuming at that decision.
  • 53' The travelling Nashville SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 58' The 28-year-old Luke Haakenson has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 63' Over 63 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 64' Orlando City SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 64.
  • 65' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Fafa Picault.
  • 68' A change in the Nashville SC ranks — Luke Haakenson exits the field as Taylor Washington enters on 68.
  • 73' Nashville SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 73.
  • 74' Hany Mukhtar does the damage! The net is bulging and Nashville SC surge ahead!
  • 78' Gaston Gonzalez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Luca Petrasso on 78 minute.
  • 82' Orlando City SC ring the changes. Ivan Angulo has done his job and it is now time for Dagur Dan Thorhallsson to step up.
  • 83' It is a substitution in Nashville SC team. Fafa Picault is replaced by Brian Anunga on 83 minute.
  • 88' Nashville SC come into this ranked 10 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Nashville SC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Orlando City SC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Óscar Pareja

Nashville SC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Smith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Hany Mukhtar 7
Daryl Dike 6
Sam Surridge 2
Benji Michel 2
Martin Ojeda 2
Randall Leal 2
Duncan McGuire 2
Facundo Torres Perez 2

Head to Head

2023-04-01 Orlando City SC 0–2 Nashville SC 2021-10-31 Orlando City SC 1–1 Nashville SC 2021-09-30 Nashville SC 2–2 Orlando City SC 2021-08-19 Nashville SC 1–1 Orlando City SC 2020-11-08 Orlando City SC 2–3 Nashville SC

Orlando City SC Form

2023-04-01 Orlando City SC 0–2 Nashville SC L 2023-03-25 Philadelphia Union 1–2 Orlando City SC W 2023-03-18 Orlando City SC 1–2 Charlotte FC L 2023-03-12 D.C. United SC 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2023-03-05 Orlando City SC 0–0 FC Cincinnati D 2023-02-26 Orlando City SC 1–0 New York Red Bulls W

Nashville SC Form

2023-04-01 Orlando City SC 0–2 Nashville SC W 2023-03-26 Nashville SC 0–1 FC Cincinnati L 2023-03-18 New England Revolution 1–0 Nashville SC L 2023-03-12 Nashville SC 2–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2023-03-05 New York Red Bulls 0–0 Nashville SC D 2023-02-25 Nashville SC 2–0 New York City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.86 Orlando City SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.14 Nashville SC xG
I would bet for: Nashville SC to win 57% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Orlando City SC19% Draw24% Nashville SC57%
Actual: Nashville SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 3
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Orlando City SC or Draw
43%
Draw or Nashville SC
81%
Orlando City SC or Nashville SC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Orlando City SC12% Draw41% Nashville SC47%
Actual: Nashville SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
10.2%
1 – 1
9.9%
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 3
7.9%
1 – 3
6.7%
0 – 0
6.6%
0 – 4
4.2%
2 – 2
4%
2 – 1
3.8%
1 – 4
3.7%
1 – 0
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Orlando City SC

Handicap Orlando City SC covers Push Nashville SC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 9% 87%
-0.5 13% — 87%
+0.5 35% — 65%
+1 35% 23% 42%
+1.5 58% — 42%
+2 58% 20% 22%
+2.5 78% — 22%

Clean Sheet

Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
43% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.